Jupiter's Rings

Although they are not as visible as Saturn's beautiful rings of particles, Jupiter's rings were in fact discovered in 1979 during the first Voyager mission. Until 1995, when the Galileo spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter, scientists had in fact no image of the thin, mysterious ... [ read more >> ]

Jupiter's rings are organized into several smaller structures

The Sun eclipsed by Jupiter. This picture clearly shows that Jupiter bears a particle ring

Image comment: The Sun eclipsed by Jupiter. This picture clearly shows that Jupiter bears a particle ring
Image credits: NASA, JPL, Galileo Project, (NOAO), J. Burns (Cornell)

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The Sun eclipsed by Jupiter. This picture clearly shows that Jupiter bears a particle ring
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